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Computer algebra systems have been extensively used in higher education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.it.northwestern.edu/software/mathematica-fac/|title=Mathematica for Faculty, Staff, and Students : Information Technology - Northwestern University|website=It.northwestern.edu|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cuit.columbia.edu/mathematica-students|title=Mathematica for Students - Columbia University Information Technology|website=cuit.columbia.edu|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref> Many universities offer either specific courses on developing their use, or they implicitly expect students to use them for their course work. The companies that develop computer algebra systems have pushed to increase their prevalence among university and college programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wolfram.com/solutions/education/higher-education/uses-for-education.html|title=Mathematica for Higher Education: Uses for University & College Courses|website=Wolfram.com|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathworks.com/academia/|title=MathWorks - Academia - MATLAB & Simulink|website=Mathworks.com|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref>
CAS-equipped calculators are not permitted on the [[ACT (test)|ACT]], the [[PLAN (test)|PLAN]], and in some classrooms<ref>[http://www.act.org/caap/sample/calc.html ACT's CAAP Tests: Use of Calculators on the CAAP Mathematics Test<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831032437/http://www.act.org/caap/sample/calc.html |date=August 31, 2009 }}</ref> though it may be permitted on all of [[College Board]]'s calculator-permitted tests, including the [[SAT]], some [[SAT Subject Tests]] and the [[AP Calculus]], [[AP Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[AP Physics|Physics]], and [[AP Statistics|Statistics]] exams.<ref>{{cite web |title=AP Exams Calculator Policy |url=https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-policies-guidelines/calculator-policies |website=AP Students |publisher=College Board |access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>
== Mathematics used in computer algebra systems ==
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